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and the dominance of fossil fuels in our energy system drives <a href="http://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other" data-type="URL" data-id="ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other">climate change</a>, and other health impacts such as <a href="http://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution">air pollution</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p id="introduction">To make sure that everyone in the world has access to clean and safe energy, we need to understand energy consumption and its impacts around the world today and how this has changed over time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p id="introduction">On this page you can find all our data, visualizations and writing relating to energy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:button {"className":"btn-secondary"} --> <div class="wp-block-button btn-secondary"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="https://github.com/owid/energy-data">Download Energy data on GitHub</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --> <!-- wp:group {"className":"related-topics"} --> <div class="wp-block-group related-topics"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Related topics</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions">CO₂ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions</a></li><li><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution">Air Pollution</a></li><li><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/oil-spills">Oil Spills</a></li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></div> <!-- /wp:group --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- /wp:owid/front-matter --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Explore data on Energy</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:html --> <iframe class="wp-block-full-content-width" src="https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?facet=none&country=USA~GBR~CHN~OWID_WRL~IND~BRA~ZAF&Total+or+Breakdown=Total&Energy+or+Electricity=Primary+energy&Metric=Per+capita+consumption&hideControls=false" loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; 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The differences are huge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah Ritchie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/card --> <!-- wp:group --> <div class="wp-block-group"><!-- wp:group {"className":"research-and-writing__shorts"} --> <div class="wp-block-group research-and-writing__shorts"><!-- wp:heading {"level":5} --> <h5>More key articles on Energy</h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:group --> <div class="wp-block-group"><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewables-growth">Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?</a></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Max Roser</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:group --> <!-- wp:group --> <div class="wp-block-group"><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-per-energy-source">How does the land use of different electricity sources compare?</a></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah Ritchie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:group --> <!-- wp:group --> <div class="wp-block-group"><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy-offshoring">How much energy do countries consume when we take offshoring into account?</a></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah Ritchie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --> <h6><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy-gdp-decoupling">A number of countries have decoupled economic growth from energy use, even if we take offshored production into account</a></h6> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah Ritchie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:group --></div> <!-- /wp:group --></div> <!-- /wp:group --></div> <!-- /wp:group --></div> <!-- /wp:group --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>Energy access and consumption</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:owid/grid {"className":"research-and-writing__sub-category"} --> <!-- wp:owid/card {"title":"The number of people without electricity more than halved over the last 20 years","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/number-without-electricity","mediaId":46632,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/electricity-access-thumbnail.png","mediaAlt":""} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah Ritchie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/card --> <!-- wp:owid/card {"title":"How many people do not have access to clean fuels for cooking?","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/no-clean-cooking-fuels","mediaId":46622,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/clean-fuels-thumbnail.png","mediaAlt":""} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah Ritchie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/card --> <!-- wp:owid/card {"title":"Global comparison: how much energy do people consume?","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/per-capita-energy","mediaId":46626,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/per-capita-energy-thumbnail.png","mediaAlt":""} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah Ritchie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/card --> <!-- wp:owid/card {"title":"The ‘Energy Ladder’: What energy sources do people on different incomes rely on?","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/energy-ladder","mediaId":44335,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/07/Energy-Ladder-1.png","mediaAlt":""} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Max Roser</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/card --> <!-- /wp:owid/grid --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>Energy sources and transitions</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:owid/grid {"className":"research-and-writing__sub-category"} --> <!-- wp:owid/card {"title":"How have the world’s energy sources changed over the last two centuries?","linkUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/global-energy-200-years","mediaId":46730,"mediaUrl":"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/12/global-energy-200-years-thumbnail.png","mediaAlt":""} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah Ritchie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:owid/card --> <!-- wp:owid/card {"title":"Which sources does our global energy come from? 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What energy sources does the world rely on? What is this energy used for? And how does it change over time? | 2019-09-20 16:36:00 | 2023-06-28 14:50:50 | https://ourworldindata.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Energy.png | {
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The world lacks safe, low-carbon, and cheap large-scale energy alternatives to fossil fuels. Until we scale up those alternatives the world will continue to face two energy problems: hundreds of millions of people lack access to sufficient energy; and the dominance of fossil fuels in our energy system drives [climate change](http://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other), and other health impacts such as [air pollution](http://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution). To make sure that everyone in the world has access to clean and safe energy, we need to understand energy consumption and its impacts around the world today and how this has changed over time. On this page you can find all our data, visualizations and writing relating to energy. [Download Energy data on GitHub](https://github.com/owid/energy-data) Related topics * [CO₂ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions](https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions) * [Air Pollution](https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution) * [Oil Spills](https://ourworldindata.org/oil-spills) ### Explore data on Energy <Chart url="https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?facet=none&country=USA~GBR~CHN~OWID_WRL~IND~BRA~ZAF&Total+or+Breakdown=Total&Energy+or+Electricity=Primary+energy&Metric=Per+capita+consumption&hideControls=false"/> ## Research & Writing The world faces two energy problems: most of our energy production still produces greenhouse gas emissions, and hundreds of millions lack access to energy entirely. Max Roser Fossil fuels are the dirtiest and most dangerous energy sources, while nuclear and modern renewable energy sources are vastly safer and cleaner. The differences are huge. Hannah Ritchie ##### More key articles on Energy ###### [Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?](https://ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewables-growth) Max Roser ###### [How does the land use of different electricity sources compare?](https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-per-energy-source) Hannah Ritchie ###### [How much energy do countries consume when we take offshoring into account?](https://ourworldindata.org/energy-offshoring) Hannah Ritchie ###### [A number of countries have decoupled economic growth from energy use, even if we take offshored production into account](https://ourworldindata.org/energy-gdp-decoupling) Hannah Ritchie #### Energy access and consumption Hannah Ritchie Hannah Ritchie Hannah Ritchie Max Roser #### Energy sources and transitions Hannah Ritchie Hannah Ritchie Hannah Ritchie Hannah Ritchie #### Energy prices and impacts Max Roser Hannah Ritchie Hannah Ritchie Hannah Ritchie ### Country Profiles We built 207 country profiles which allow you to explore **energy statistics for every country in the world**. See energy consumption and sources of energy in your country and how it compares to others: | {
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"rendered": "\n<!-- formatting-options toc:false bodyClassName:topic-page -->\n\n\n\t<div class=\"sticky-nav-contents\">\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#introduction\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Introduction</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#explore-data-on-energy\" rel=\"\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Data Explorer</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#research-and-writing\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Research & Writing</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#country-profiles\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Country Profiles</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#interactive-charts-on-energy\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Charts</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#endnotes\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Endnotes</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#citation\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Cite This Work</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#licence\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Reuse This Work</span></a></li>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns front-matter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p id=\"introduction\">The world lacks safe, low-carbon, and cheap large-scale energy alternatives to fossil fuels. </p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"introduction\">Until we scale up those alternatives the world will continue to face two energy problems: hundreds of millions of people lack access to sufficient energy; and the dominance of fossil fuels in our energy system drives <a href=\"http://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other\">climate change</a>, and other health impacts such as <a href=\"http://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution\">air pollution</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"introduction\">To make sure that everyone in the world has access to clean and safe energy, we need to understand energy consumption and its impacts around the world today and how this has changed over time.</p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"introduction\">On this page you can find all our data, visualizations and writing relating to energy.</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https://github.com/owid/energy-data\">Download Energy data on GitHub</a></div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d60399 wp-block-group related-topics\">\n<p>Related topics</p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions\">CO\u2082 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions</a></li><li><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution\">Air Pollution</a></li><li><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/oil-spills\">Oil Spills</a></li></ul>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Explore data on Energy</h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"wp-block-full-content-width\" src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/energy?facet=none&country=USA~GBR~CHN~OWID_WRL~IND~BRA~ZAF&Total+or+Breakdown=Total&Energy+or+Electricity=Primary+energy&Metric=Per+capita+consumption&hideControls=false\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; 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The differences are huge.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d79545 wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d79153 wp-block-group research-and-writing__shorts\">\n<h5>More key articles on Energy</h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d783d7 wp-block-group\">\n<h6><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewables-growth\">Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?</a></h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Max Roser</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d78835 wp-block-group\">\n<h6><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-per-energy-source\">How does the land use of different electricity sources compare?</a></h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d78cf6 wp-block-group\">\n<h6><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/energy-offshoring\">How much energy do countries consume when we take offshoring into account?</a></h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah 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srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/clean-fuels-thumbnail-768x404.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/clean-fuels-thumbnail-400x210.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/clean-fuels-thumbnail-800x421.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/clean-fuels-thumbnail-150x79.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/clean-fuels-thumbnail.png 1143w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">How many people do not have access to clean fuels for cooking?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/per-capita-energy\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"301\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/per-capita-energy-thumbnail-768x301.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/per-capita-energy-thumbnail-768x301.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/per-capita-energy-thumbnail-400x157.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/per-capita-energy-thumbnail-800x314.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/per-capita-energy-thumbnail-150x59.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/per-capita-energy-thumbnail-1536x603.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/per-capita-energy-thumbnail.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">Global comparison: how much energy do people consume?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/energy-ladder\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"535\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/07/Energy-Ladder-1-768x535.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/07/Energy-Ladder-1-768x535.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/07/Energy-Ladder-1-400x279.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/07/Energy-Ladder-1-790x550.png 790w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/07/Energy-Ladder-1-150x104.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/07/Energy-Ladder-1-1536x1070.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/07/Energy-Ladder-1-2048x1426.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">The \u2018Energy Ladder\u2019: What energy sources do people on different incomes rely on?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Max Roser</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n\t</div>\n\n\n<h4>Energy sources and transitions</h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-owid-grid research-and-writing__sub-category\">\n\t\t\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/global-energy-200-years\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"301\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/12/global-energy-200-years-thumbnail-768x301.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/12/global-energy-200-years-thumbnail-768x301.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/12/global-energy-200-years-thumbnail-400x157.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/12/global-energy-200-years-thumbnail-800x314.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/12/global-energy-200-years-thumbnail-150x59.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/12/global-energy-200-years-thumbnail-1536x603.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/12/global-energy-200-years-thumbnail.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">How have the world\u2019s energy sources changed over the last two centuries?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/sources-global-energy\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"301\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/global-energy-mix-thumbnail-768x301.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/global-energy-mix-thumbnail-768x301.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/global-energy-mix-thumbnail-400x157.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/global-energy-mix-thumbnail-800x314.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/global-energy-mix-thumbnail-150x59.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/global-energy-mix-thumbnail-1536x603.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/global-energy-mix-thumbnail.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">Which sources does our global energy come from? How much is low-carbon?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/decarbonizing-energy-progress\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"301\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/decarbonizing-thumbnail-768x301.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/decarbonizing-thumbnail-768x301.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/decarbonizing-thumbnail-400x157.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/decarbonizing-thumbnail-800x314.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/decarbonizing-thumbnail-150x59.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/decarbonizing-thumbnail-1536x603.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/decarbonizing-thumbnail.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">Is the world making progress in decarbonizing energy?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/energy-gdp-decoupling\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"301\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/energy-decoupling-thumbnail-768x301.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/energy-decoupling-thumbnail-768x301.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/energy-decoupling-thumbnail-400x157.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/energy-decoupling-thumbnail-800x314.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/energy-decoupling-thumbnail-150x59.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/energy-decoupling-thumbnail-1536x603.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/11/energy-decoupling-thumbnail.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">A number of countries have decoupled economic growth from energy use, even if we take offshored production into account</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n\t</div>\n\n\n<h4>Energy prices and impacts</h4>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-owid-grid research-and-writing__sub-category\">\n\t\t\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewables-growth\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"443\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-28-at-13.00.19-768x443.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-28-at-13.00.19-768x443.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-28-at-13.00.19-400x231.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-28-at-13.00.19-800x462.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-28-at-13.00.19-150x87.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-28-at-13.00.19-1536x886.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-28-at-13.00.19.png 1962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Max Roser</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-per-energy-source\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"301\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/05/land-use-energy-768x301.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/05/land-use-energy-768x301.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/05/land-use-energy-400x157.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/05/land-use-energy-800x314.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/05/land-use-energy-150x59.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/05/land-use-energy-1536x603.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/05/land-use-energy.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">How does the land use of different electricity sources compare?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"347\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-08.23.21-768x347.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-08.23.21-768x347.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-08.23.21-400x180.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-08.23.21-800x361.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-08.23.21-150x68.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-08.23.21-1536x693.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-08.23.21-2048x924.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">What are the safest and cleanest sources of energy?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/what-was-the-death-toll-from-chernobyl-and-fukushima\">\n <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"403\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2017/07/Screenshot-2021-12-01-at-15.07.25-768x403.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2017/07/Screenshot-2021-12-01-at-15.07.25-768x403.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2017/07/Screenshot-2021-12-01-at-15.07.25-400x210.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2017/07/Screenshot-2021-12-01-at-15.07.25-800x420.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2017/07/Screenshot-2021-12-01-at-15.07.25-150x79.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2017/07/Screenshot-2021-12-01-at-15.07.25-1536x806.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2017/07/Screenshot-2021-12-01-at-15.07.25-2048x1075.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n <div class=\"title\">What was the death toll from Chernobyl and Fukushima?</div class=\"title\">\n <div class=\"description\">\n \n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n </div>\n </div>\n </a>\n </div>\n\n\t</div></div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Country Profiles</h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-c77af415-fef3-4996-b4f6-8e80040c0662\">We built 207 country profiles which allow you to explore <strong>energy statistics for every country in the world</strong>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-fbf8278a-d600-4023-b881-0c02f9d19f37\">See energy consumption and sources of energy in your country and how it compares to others:</p>\n\n\n\n<div data-project=\"energy\" class=\"wp-block-search-country-profile\"></div>\n\n\n\t<block type=\"all-charts\"></block>",
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